Pilot killed as US Navy jet crashes near UK base

[WorldNews]

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A US F-18 fighter jet crashed near a British air base on Wednesday, killing the pilot, police and the US Embassy in London said. The single-seater US Navy plane came down near the town of Ely, around 130 kilometres (80 miles) north of London, after taking off from RAF Lakenheath airforce base in Suffolk. "We can confirm that the aircraft was a military aircraft," a police spokesman said.

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